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Europe

Sweden Weighs Saab-Babcock Arrowhead 140 Frigate.

February 9, 2026 GDC 0

Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration is evaluating a joint proposal from Saab and UK-based Babcock for the Arrowhead 140 frigate design as a candidate for its future Luleå-class surface combatants, according to reporting in Swedish media […]

Europe

Royal Navy To Receive First Type 31 Frigate In 2025

July 5, 2022 GDC 0

The Royal Navy’s first Type 31 frigate HMS Venturer is scheduled for delivery in 2025, according to the information provided by shipbuilding company Babcock International. The information was revealed as part of a written evidence […]

Europe

Type 31 Inspiration-Class Multi-mission Frigate

October 19, 2021 GDC 0

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Europe

Babcock cuts steel for Royal Navy’s first type 31 frigate

September 29, 2021 GDC 0

UK-based aerospace, defense and security company Babcock International has held the steel cutting ceremony for the first of the Royal Navy’s five new Type 31 frigates, HMS Venturer. The steel-cutting ceremony for the lead Inspiration-class […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesia Bought Two Type 31 Frigates From Babcock

September 20, 2021 GDC 0

Babcock International has signed an Arrowhead 140 (AH140) frigate design licence agreement with state-owned enterprise PT PAL Indonesia. The contract was secured through a design licence agreement with PT PAL Indonesia. The signing took place […]

Europe

British Type 31 Frigate Passes Critical Design Phase

May 12, 2021 GDC 0

The Babcock-led Team 31 has completed the Whole Ship Critical Design Review (WSCDR) for the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) new Type 31 frigate, paving the way for the start of production later this year. In […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Indonesia Shortlisted Four Designs For Its Frigate Requirement

May 10, 2021 GDC 0

The Arrowhead 140 concept, one of four designs that have been shortlisted in a programme to procure follow-on frigates to the Martadinata class. Defence planners at Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) have shortlisted four design […]

  • UAE Sends Armed Drones to Support Ethiopia

    November 21, 2020 0
    Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declares that the war in the Tigray Region has entered its “final phase”. Ethiopia to begin final phase of operations against TPLFDateNovember 28, 2020TPLF Shot Down Mi-35 HelicopterDateApril 23, 2021TPLF Captured S-300PMU1 [...]
  • Ukrainian Shoolika Mk6 Drone And Brave1 UGV: ‘Say Hello To My Little Friend’

    February 19, 2024 0
    Ukraine is testing a dangerous new strategic strike drone that could prove to be a tough nemesis for all those who oppose it on the battlefield. Here’s what we know and how the drone is [...]
  • Sweden Transfer 5,000 AT-4 Disposable Anti-tank Weapons to Ukraine

    March 11, 2022 0
    Sweden recently announced its intention to transfer AT4 rocket-propelled grenades to Ukraine. The first batch of this weapon was already delivered to the recipient and distributed among the units of the Ukrainian army. Ukraine blow [...]
  • Naval Group Delivers Second Gowind Corvette for United Arab Emirates Navy

    June 29, 2024 0
    Al Emarat is the second Gowind® corvette ordered by the UAE to Naval Group in 2019. Built in Lorient and launched in May 2022, she started her sea trials in October 2023, at the time [...]
  • DARPA’s Mobile Force Protection Knocks Drones Out Of Sky

    June 19, 2021 0
    As drones become faster, smarter, and capable of carrying larger payloads across longer distances, they pose a genuine threat if leveraged as a weapon. As a result, militaries have been developing anti-drone countermeasures to knock [...]
  • South Korea develops new truck-mounted 155mm self-propelled howitzer

    July 30, 2024 0
    According to journalist Kim Minseok, Hanwha Aerospace introduced a mock-up of its latest wheeled self-propelled howitzer at the 2024 Defense Quality Comprehensive Symposium in Changwon on July 19. The new wheeled howitzer, often referred to [...]
Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

The Features and Characteristics of South Korean K239 Chunmoo MLRS.

May 17, 2026 0

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Europe

Estonia Purchases Additional HIMARS Rocket Artillery from Lockheed Martin.

May 16, 2026 0

The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of three additional HIMARS multiple rocket systems. The agreement also includes an investment of approximately $11 million into Estonia’s […]

Europe

Saab HEAT 758 Features Dual-Charge Warhead Inside New Carl-Gustaf Anti-Tank Round.

May 11, 2026 0

Saab is stepping up the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle’s anti-armor role with a new round designed to defeat heavily protected vehicles on the modern battlefield. The HEAT 758 features a dual-charge warhead meant to first damage […]

Europe

Roketsan unveiled the CIDA long-range anti-tank guided missile.

May 11, 2026 0

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East Asia and Pacific Region

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Unveils Next-generation K9MH Mobile Howitzer Artillery System.

May 6, 2026 0

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  • Air Platform

    Ireland Plans to Purchase 14 Fighter Jets Worth $3 Billion

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Launches New Adaptive Engine Project For F-35 Stealth Jet

  • C4iSR

    China purposely kept a backdoor in Huawei systems and the Beidou-3 satellite constellation for navigation trap.

  • Infantry Weapons

    MBDA-Thales Eurosam SAMP/T Air Defense System: The most advanced missile defense systems

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Lockheed Martin’s F-35B is the right fighters for Singapore

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Defense Department Ordered Eight Boeing F-15EX Fighters

  • Europe

    Sweden will purchase more warships and submarines

  • Europe

    Polish military fields new version of Rosomak armored combat vehicle

  • Infantry Weapons

    Hanwha Awarded K9 Howitzer Contract For Egyptian Army

  • South Asia

    Cargo Terminal Fire, Now Metro Rail Bearing Fell Apart: Bangladesh’s DGFI Spy Agency Caught Off-Guard by Indian RAW’s Sabotage Operations Inside Bangladesh.

  • Defense Industry

    Turkish TAI Signed An Agreement With Ukrainian FED Company For TF-X Fighters

  • Defense Industry

    South Korea Cuts Cost of KF-21 Boramae

  • Defense Industry

    Netherlands and Belgium agree on building $4.4 billion ASW frigates

  • Air Platform

    Biden Admin To Provide Ukraine With Killer Drones Called Switchblades

  • Air Platform

    Turkish light attack aircraft Hurjet to be co-produced in Spain

  • Middle East

    US Warship Fired 30 Warning Shots After Encounter With Iranian Warship

  • Air Platform

    Will Germany Ever Replace Panavia Tornado?

  • Air Platform

    The UAE Placed Follow-on Orders Of Saab GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft

  • Europe

    Turkey Turned Down Russian Offer To Buy Second Batch Of S-400 SAM Amid Sanctions

  • Middle East

    S-300 failed: Syria says Israeli F-16 strike puts Damascus airport out of service again

  • Europe

    U.S. quietly delivered ammunition and long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine

  • Air Platform

    Indonesia purchases 24 more Rafale fighter jets to retire Russian-built fighter jets

  • South Asia

    Pakistan exports rare earth minerals to the U.S. setting up a new chapter of economic and strategic cooperation with the U.S.

  • Europe

    British MoD To Compensate For Damages Caused By RAF Typhoon’s Sonic Boom

  • Europe

    ‘The fish’s head is completely rotten’: Former FSB officer says Russian soldiers are unhappy with Putin and military top brass

  • Europe

    Ukraine’s Cheaply Built Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Destroying Russia’s Mult-billion Warships And Naval Infrastructure

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Hanwha, Kongsberg Team Up For Australian Army’s Howitzers Requirements

  • Europe

    Russia Executing Their Own Retreating Soldiers Near Avdiivka

  • C4iSR

    Hanwha Systems Developed KFX AESA Radar

  • C4iSR

    Australian Super Hornet Fighter Jets Will Receive New Infrared Search And Tracking System

  • C4iSR

    Rafael Drone Dome (C-UAS) System

  • Air Platform

    China’s long-range Xian H-20 stealth bomber could make its debut at Zhuhai air show

  • Air Platform

    Sweden Deploys High-tech Gripen E with State-of-the-art Sensor Suite and Electronic Warfare Capability.

  • Air Platform

    Russian Su-57 will carry two missiles in the internal weapons bay

  • Air Platform

    Polish Air Force To Receive 16 M-346 Advanced Training Jets

  • Europe

    Ukraine Advances To Recapture Kherson, Russia Orders Its Forces To Evacute

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Royal Thailand Army Receives Israeli Spike-MR Anti-Tank Guided Missiles

  • Middle East

    Sa’ar 6: A Modern Corvette of Israeli Navy

  • South Asia

    American FBI Submitted Evidence of Sheikh Hasina and Sajeeb Wajed Siphoning $300 Million From Bangladesh to the US via Cayman Islands and Hong Kong

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Sweden Joins European Coalition to Procure 1,000 Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile (GEM-T) Missiles

  • South Asia

    Indian Navy’s anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kavaratti completes sea trials

  • Europe

    Russian Defense Minister Visits North Korea To Beg For More Soldiers, Missiles, Ammo and Tanks

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Signed 48 KAAN Fighter Jets Export Deal With Indonesia Worth $10 Billion

  • Europe

    Royal Australian Navy Orders Rheinmetall MASS Decoy Launchers

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China Deployed 5000 Troops near Indian Border

  • Air Platform

    Sanctions On Russia: Indian Air Force Postponed Su-30MKI Upgrade Plan, Could Ground Entire Su-30MKI Fleet

  • Europe

    Gerlach armored tactical vehicle received Norwegian-made remote weapon station.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine Negotiating With The U.S. For Patriot Missile Defense System And F-16 Fighter Jets

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace delivers three new armed UCAV to the Turkish Navy

  • Air Platform

    Indian Air Force’s Su-30MKI dud fighter jet crashed off Assam.

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